Letters from Prison

by Antonio Gramsci

Book Overview

Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937) was one of the most original political thinkers in Western Marxism and an exceptional intellectual. Arrested and imprisoned by the Italian Fascist regime in 1926, Gramsci died before fully regaining his freedom, yet he wrote extensive letters while incarcerated, rich with insight into the physical and psychological tortures of prison. In meticulous detail, Gramsci records how political prisoners, himself included, contend...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231075537
• ISBN13: 9780231075534
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.8"